Gopal Gandhi in his book Gandhi, Gopal (2011), Of a Certain Age: Twenty Life Sketches, page: 166, publisher: Penguin Books India, ISBN: 978-0-670-08502-6
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Sarojini Naidu repositioned her own title of Nightingale of India on to Subbalakshmi’s avian frame, it was because that daughter of Bengal saw the gift of song arriving and alighting on this daughter of India’s south, like a migratory bird from the collective genius of our music.
— Gopal Gandhi
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About M. S. Subbulakshmi
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (September 16, 1916 – December 11, 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize.
About M. S. Subbulakshmi
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (September 16, 1916 – December 11, 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize.
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